US teen birth rate still far higher than W. Europe
Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 16:10
in Psychology & Sociology
(AP) -- The rate of teen births in the U.S. is at its lowest level in almost 70 years. Yet, the sobering context is that the teen pregnancy rate is far lower in many other countries. The most convincing explanation is that contraceptive use is much higher among teens in most Western European countries.